Live Oak, FL

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2022 Population

6,811

0.591% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

6.95% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

19.3%

26.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$43,664

3.86% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$136,100

30.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Live Oak, FL had a population of 6.81k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $43,664. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Live Oak, FL grew from 6,771 to 6,811, a 0.591% increase and its median household income declined from $45,417 to $43,664, a −3.86% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Live Oak, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (41.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), White (Hispanic) (4.54%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.77%).

None of the households in Live Oak, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Live Oak, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Live Oak, FL are Riveroak Technical College (165 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Live Oak, FL was $136,100, and the homeownership rate was 49.8%.

Most people in Live Oak, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Live Oak, FL was 1 car per household.

United States Florida Suwannee County, FL Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, & Taylor Counties PUMA, FL

Economy

The economy of Live Oak, FL employs 2.88k people. The largest industries in Live Oak, FL are Manufacturing (558 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (423 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (406 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,188), Transportation & Warehousing ($56,188), and Educational Services ($48,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.88k

2022 Value

± 689

−1.07%

1 Year decline

± 35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Live Oak, FL declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 2.91k employees to 2.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Live Oak, FL, are Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (330 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (299 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (299 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Live Oak, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.88k

2022 Value

± 689

−1.07%

1 Year decline

± 35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Live Oak, FL declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 2.91k employees to 2.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Live Oak, FL, are Manufacturing (558 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (423 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (406 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Live Oak, FL, though some of these residents may live in Live Oak, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,560

Median earning men ± $6,245

$27,986

Median earning women ± $3,801

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,188), Construction ($40,947), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,852).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($43,542), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,210), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,333).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Live Oak, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.635%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Live Oak, FL awarded 165 degrees. The student population of Live Oak, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 71 male students and 116 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Live Oak, FL are White (104 and 63%), followed by Black or African American (36 and 21.8%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 15.2%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Live Oak, FL by number of degrees awarded are Riveroak Technical College (165 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Live Oak, FL are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (39 and 23.6%), Phlebotamy Technician (31 and 18.8%), and Welding Technology (17 and 10.3%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Live Oak, FL was $136,100 in 2022, which is 0.483 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $104,400 to $136,100, a 30.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Live Oak, FL is 49.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Live Oak, FL have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Live Oak, FL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$136,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$54,103

$1,177

Median Property Taxes

±$355

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Live Oak, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Live Oak, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.8%

Homeownership

2022

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 49.8% of the housing units in Live Oak, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Live Oak, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9702
Census Tract 9701

The following map shows all of the places in Live Oak, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,664

Median Household Income

± $15,239

2.37k

Number of Households

± 547

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.37k households in Live Oak, FL declined from $43,664 from the previous year's value of $45,417.

The following chart displays the households in Live Oak, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Live Oak, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Worked At Home (6.79%)
Walked (4.58%)

In 2022, 81.3% of workers in Live Oak, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.79%) and those who walked to work (4.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Live Oak, FL have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.953% of the workforce in Live Oak, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Live Oak, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Live Oak, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Live Oak, FL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Live Oak, FL (1.22k out of 6.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Live Oak, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.6% of the population of Live Oak, FL has health coverage, with 27.3% on employee plans, 31.6% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 0.647% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see 7475 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.9% decrease from the previous year (8883 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1202 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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7,475 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Suwannee County, FL

Primary care physicians in Suwannee County, FL see an average of 7,475 patients per year. This represents a 15.9% decrease from the previous year (8,883 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Suwannee County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.45%

Uninsured

27.3%

Employer Coverage

31.6%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

0.647%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Live Oak, FL declined by 6.73% from 10.1% to 9.45%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Live Oak, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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